ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) - Many Black Friday shoppers say they avoided spending money on Thanksgiving Day because, they say, the holiday should be a time for family.
At North Point Mall in Alpharetta, Black Friday shoppers say they encountered lighter crowds than in past years.
They believe there were fewer shoppers Friday because more and more people are heading out to stores on Thanksgiving.
Carol Nanna of Suwanee, out shopping Friday morning at the Alpharetta mall, said Thanksgiving should be spent with family.
Stores such as Best Buy opened at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving for an early start on Black Friday sales.
Some shoppers began camping out even before Thanksgiving. In Dunwoody, police posted a photo on the department's Facebook page of a tent set up outside a strip mall on Wednesday afternoon.
